Bearing-sleeve puller



June 24 1924. 1,499,082

N. P. STADLER BEARING SLEEVE FULLER Filed May 4 1923 Patented June 24, 1924.

UNITED STATES warez NICOLAS P. STADLER, 0F IOLA, WISCONSIN.

{BEARING-SLEEVE FULLER.

Application filed May 4, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NICOLAS P. STADLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Iola, in the county of WVaupaca, State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Bearing-Sleeve Puller; and I d hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to roller bearing sleeve pullers for rear axles of motor driven vehicles, and has for its object to provide a device of this character whereby the roller bearing sleeve may be easily and quickly removed for repair purposes, particularly for packing the same to prevent grease from leaking out. The puller comprises a bar having a right angularly disposed member adapted to engage in a lubricant port in the sleeve, and a right angularly disposed arm adapted to extend over the outer end of the axle spindle, and in which last named arm a screw is threaded which cooperates with the axle spindle, whereby the device may be moved outwardly and the bearing sleeve pulled from the case.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device showing the same applied to an axle spindle,and to the sleeve.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the rear axle bearing casing of a motor driven vehicle, and 2 a split bearing sleeve disposed therein, which is split at 3. When the sleeve 2 is placed within the casing 1, it is necessary for said sleeve to be contracted to allow the lug 4 carried thereby to come out of engagement with the depression 5 of the casing 1. The same operation is necessary when removing the sleeve, however upon removal of the sleeve,

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it is hard to contract the sleeve, and the usual practice is to drive chisels: between the sleeve and the casing, which action not only mars the sleeve. but often bends the same to such an extent that it is practically Worthless. To remove the sleeve and to obviate the above difficulty, the sleeve puller is particularly designed.

The puller comprises an elongated bar 6, which bar is provided with a right angularly disposed arm 7. The arm 7 is re- .ceived in the lubricant port 8 in the sleeve 2 after a grease cup has been removed from the port 9 in the casing 1, therefore it will be seen that the lubricant port 8 is utilized, and that the bearing sleeve 2 is not moditied in structure. The bar 6 extends outwardly in parallel relation to the axle spindle 10, and is provided with an arm 11, which overlies the end of the spindle 1, and has threaded therein a bolt 12. Bolt 12 is axially disposed in relation to the spindle 10, and has its end 13 in engagement with the depression 14: in the end of the spindle, therefore it will be seen that when the operator rotates the hand engaging member 15 in one direction, the bar 6 will be pulled outwardly in relation to the spindle 10 and the arm 7 thereof will pull the bearing sleeve 2 outwardly. The power obtained is suflicient to force the lug 4 out of the depression 5, which action will contract the sleeve 2 suflicient to allow the sleeve to be pulled from the casing 1 without damage to the sleeve.

From the above it will be seen that a roller bearing sleeve puller is provided for rear axles of trucks and the like, whereby the split sleeves may be easily and quickly removed without damaging the sleeve or casing in which it is disposed. It will also be seen that the device is simple in construction, the parts reduced to a minimum, and the lubricant port 8 utilized for receiving a portion of the puller.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is A hearing sleeve puller adapted to pull bearing sleeves from around axle spindles, said sleeves having oil apertures, said puller comprising a bar, a member carried by said bar and extending at an angle thereto and adapted to be received in an oil aperture of named singularly disposed member and the sleeve, said bar being provided With an In testimony whereof I have signed my angularly disposed member adapted to eX- name to this specification in the presence of tend across the axis of the spindle, and a W subscribing Witnesses.

threaded bolt threaded through said last NICOLAS P. STADLEB. Witnesses OSCAR OLsoN, W. L. JONES.

adapted to cooperate with the end of the spindle for imparting a pull on the sleeve. 

